Veterans fire off a gun-salute at 11 a.m. during the Veterans Day Parade on Main Street in Alamosa on Nov. 11. The parade was sponsored by veteran organizations American Legion Post 113, Post 899 of the Veterans of Foreign Wars and the Ladies Auxiliaries. Courier photos by Jefferson Geiger

An Adams State University Marching Band student plays the "Taps" bugle call at the Veterans Day Parade on Main Street in Alamosa on Nov. 11.

Cub Scout Pack 307 members march in the Veterans Day Parade on Main Street in Alamosa on Nov. 11.

Members of the Disabled American Veterans, Chapter 3 from La Jara toss candy to kids at the Veterans Day Parade on Main Street in Alamosa on Nov. 11.

Civil War re-enactors trot down Main Street in Alamosa during the Veterans Day Parade on Nov. 11.

Parade attendants watch as Alamosa Police Department's massive S.W.A.T. rescue vehicle rolls down Main Street in Alamosa during the Veterans Day Parade on Nov. 11.